CN1750781A - Unit for the preparation of a foamy beverage from a capsule and an opening plunger - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device comprising a collecting device, wherein, the collecting device is provided with a seat part which is arranged to receive a one-off capsule containing soluble products like powders for formation of beverage; the capsule comprises at least one inlet which is used for leading in dilute fluids of the capsule, at least one outlet which is used for conveying the beverage formed by full mixture of the soluble products and the dilute fluids, and a bottom wall. The device of the invention also comprises a throttling structure provided by a composition face of a plunger which is connected with the outlet of the capsule by means of operable action, wherein, the composition face of the plunger is positioned and arranged outside the capsule before the dilute fluids enter into the capsule, and the throttling structure is formed by expansion of the bottom wall of the capsule when the dilute fluids are driven to enter into the capsule and by close fit of the composition face of the plunger which is forced to pass through the outlet; the length of the plunger being led into the plunger is limited within limited displacement due to deformation of the bottom wall under pressure.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to prepare liquid food from the capsule that comprises the dry food material.More particularly, the present invention relates to a kind of method of hot beverage that foam liquid food for example has the foam head of increase that is used to prepare, this foam head is to obtain by the soluble powder in the capsule of diluted fluid and predose is mixed mutually.The invention still further relates to a kind of device that is suitable for this method.
Background technology
With the fizzy beverage of dispenser preparation for example concentrated coffee (espresso), Cappuccino (cuppuccino) and take iron (latte) just becoming more and more welcome.The method for preparing this product with the capsule of predose also is known.Use the advantage of the principle of the preparation coffee such as coffee of pre-metering and pre-packing or other beverage to be, the preparation of beverage is easier to, and can guarantee that the quality and the concentration of each agent of this beverage remain unchanged under identical preparation condition (dosage, temperature, pressure, time etc.) simultaneously.This also provides more facility for the user.Capsule is usually located in the confined space of the machine that is used for the specific coffee type, and hot water flows through this capsule under pressure.Cure abrasive flour and be widely used in such capsule, the liquid that this capsule is bored a hole along with the increase of pressure and extracted to discharge commercial.Attempted developing the system for preparing beverage from the disposable capsule that comprises soluble powder.
WO 02076270 has illustrated and a kind ofly has been used to utilize soluble products to prepare the device of beverage.This device comprises the seat portion that is designed to admit disposable magazine, and this magazine comprises at least one and is used for that suspension liquid enters the inlet of this magazine and at least one is used to carry the outlet of beverage.This device also comprises at least one throttle structure, so that beverage is forming laminar flow when this magazine discharges.In this system, punch enters this capsule deeply, thus the available volume of diluted fluid that has reduced in capsule, to mix and soluble powder.The narrow outlet that this throttle structure forms prevents that also also the grumeleuse or the larger particles of undissolved soluble products flow out.Therefore, a large amount of powder will gather and contact with this punch, and can not dissolve during mixing with water.In addition, according to the explanation to this throttle structure, the shape and size of the shape and size of the part that enters this capsule of this punch and capsule outlet are basic identical.This means that the manufacturing of capsule and punch must be very accurate, because any variation of size all will cause the flow velocity of water and the pressure in the capsule to change, and these will cause the variation of beverage quality.
The existing problem of existing system comes from the following fact, and promptly most of punch enters this capsule, and has occupied too much capsule volume.This has reduced to can be used for the space of mixing and shearing with water, makes some undissolved powder keep dry and sticks on the punch part that enters capsule.Undissolved powder is not useable for mixing certainly, therefore with at powder compares with resulting beverage under the situation of water mixing fully and equably, and the taste of this beverage will be lighter, and foam is less.This can cause also depending on that participation mixes and the quality of the beverage of the amount of the dissolved powders of foaming changes.
The present invention will overcome these problems.
Summary of the invention
The invention provides and a kind ofly improvedly be used to utilize soluble products to prepare the device of fizzy beverage, this device has reduced powder before mixing and the danger of compacting in capsule between mixing period, and allows relatively large powder dissolution.
For this reason, the present invention relates to a kind of device that comprises gathering-device, this gathering-device has the seat portion that is arranged to admit the disposable capsule that comprises soluble products.This capsule comprises at least one inlet that is used to be introduced into the diluted fluid of capsule, at least one is used to carry the outlet and the diapire of the beverage that obtains by abundant mixing soluble products and this diluted fluid.This device also comprises by operationally acting on the throttle structure that the composition surface of the plunger that links to each other provides with the outlet of capsule.Advantageously, before diluted fluid enters capsule, the composition surface of this plunger is positioned at and is arranged on the outside of capsule, and the expansion by capsule bottom wall when impelling diluted fluid to enter this capsule and by the composition surface that forces plunger pass this outlet carry out close/being slidingly matched forms this throttle structure, thereby make the plunger of introducing in the capsule be confined to the finite displacement that this diapire produces owing to the distortion under the pressure.
The plungers length that enters capsule is very limited.Particularly, plunger is not more than 3mm by the plungers length that this outlet extends in the capsule.Preferably, plunger is 2mm from the maximum length that this capsule bottom wall extends into capsule.Therefore, powder is dissolved in the diluted fluid effectively fully, has improved the quality of beverage, and not waste in capsule, and when release pressure, bubble well.
This plunger advantageously is connected on the controlling organization, and the pressure of this controlling organization in capsule has been kept time enough and taken out this plunger so that soluble products and diluted fluid suitably mix after forming beverage.This usually the pressure of at least 2 crust in capsule kept after at least 5 seconds and taken place.Preferably, this controlling organization takes out plunger from this outlet, so that flow out fully from this capsule by this outlet by the beverage that mixes the formation of soluble products and diluted fluid.
Locate by contacting with supporting member on the composition surface that enters capsule, and this supporting member has the surface of its cross section greater than this outlet, and this moment, this supporting member was positioned on the capsule bottom wall.The surperficial shape of this of this supporting member is preferably cheese, discharges to allow high shear force fluid, does not hinder fluid simultaneously and flows.If necessary, this cheese can comprise the passage of at least one 0.01-1 square millimeter, to help beverage flow.Alternatively, this cheese can comprise grain surface or rough surface, and the diapire of this surface and capsule forms beverage can be by its flow channel at random that flows.In addition, capsule bottom wall usually by rigidity or semi-rigid plastic material make.
The composition surface of plunger can also have the cross section in the cross section that is equal to or greater than this outlet at least, to form interference engagement between outlet and plunger.This gathering-device also comprises a device that is used for being housed in the capsule a portion in, and this supporting arrangement is arranged in diluted fluid and enters the outside that composition surface that capsule keeps plunger before is positioned at outlet.In most preferred embodiment, the composition surface of plunger has identical in fact cross section profile with this outlet, and the composition surface of this plunger is cylindrical substantially.
The invention still further relates to a kind of method that is used to utilize the soluble products that is contained in the disposable capsule to prepare the fizzy beverage with butyraceous or stable foam head, this capsule is contained in the seat portion of gathering-device.Diluted fluid is transported in the capsule via inlet, and forces this diluted fluid by throttle structure, this throttle structure is to obtain by the outlet that forces plunger to pass capsule.Under the pressure of the diluted fluid that enters capsule, realize this throttle structure, therefore, because the soluble products under solid-state and less or less being compacted of interaction of plunger, so the dissolving of soluble products in diluted fluid improves.
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From the explanation of carrying out below in conjunction with the accompanying drawing that only provides, can be well understood to other features and advantages of the present invention as example.
Fig. 1 be positioned at the operating position but beverage preparation before the stage this device and the viewgraph of cross-section of capsule;
Fig. 2 is when the pressure increase makes expansion of capsule bottom and beverage begin from this capsule discharge, is positioned at this device of operating position and the viewgraph of cross-section of capsule;
Fig. 3 is when taking out plunger from this capsule and beverage flows freely subsequently, the viewgraph of cross-section of this device;
Fig. 4 has this device of cheese plunger embodiment and the viewgraph of cross-section of capsule;
Fig. 5 is the vertical view of cheese plunger with passage of two one; With
Fig. 6 is the vertical view of cheese plunger with passage of three one.
The specific embodiment
The present invention relates to a kind of being used for by hot water being provided and utilizing soluble products to prepare the device of beverage from this capsule release beverage in capsule under pressure.This device preferably includes gathering-device and plunger, and wherein, this gathering-device has the seat portion that the admittance of being arranged for wherein comprises the disposable capsule of food substance, and this plunger has the composition surface that throttle structure is provided.This capsule comprises the second surface that is suitable for the first surface that is crossed by the diluted fluid stream that enters this capsule and is suitable for being crossed by the beverage flow that flows out this capsule.This second surface is suitable for outwards distortion under the effect of effect inside water pressure thereon, and comprises the open area.This device is characterised in that the pressure in capsule increases to be enough to make before the second surface distortion downwards of this capsule, and the composition surface of this plunger does not enter this capsule.In addition, between the cross section of the open area of the second surface of the cross section on this composition surface and capsule, there is sealing relationship, thereby forms throttle structure.In addition, the very limited length on this composition surface enters this capsule to allow the mixing of powder and liquid.This makes powder effectively and fully dissolve in diluted fluid.Because do not waste the powder in the capsule, and beverage bubbles when pressure discharges well, so the quality of beverage improves greatly.
Preferably, before pressure increases, this composition surface is remained on outside the open area and near this zone or with this zone contact.When pressure had increased to the second surface distortion that is enough to make this capsule, pressure made the composition surface of this plunger flush with capsule or enters this capsule a little, and the inner bottom surface of this capsule of length distance that enters the plunger of this capsule is no more than 3mm.The composition surface of plunger should be not recessed from the bottom surface of this capsule, but should not discharge too many shear surface yet, but should flush with the bottom surface at least.Therefore, the free end of plunger should be from the position that flushes substantially with the inner bottom surface of capsule should be not more than 3mm, preferably be not more than 2mm to the distance with this inner bottom surface.Therefore, the volume that fill in capsule on this composition surface is preferably as far as possible little, thereby allows to be used in the free space maximum of the soluble powder of mixing in the diluted fluid and dissolving.
The composition surface of plunger has required shape and size, and with the open area of the bottom discharging face of capsule-containing closely, the cross section profile of this composition surface and this open area is identical in fact.In a preferred embodiment, the composition surface of plunger is columniform, and the open area of the second surface of capsule forms complementary annulus part.
In another embodiment, plunger is formed by two different parts, and first is the bonding part that enters the plunger of capsule, and second portion is a supporting member, and the cross section on the surface of this supporting member is greater than the cross section of outlet.The supporting member of this plunger can advantageously be a cheese, to increase and the interactional shear surface of liquid.This dome shaped member also provides supporting at least one Outboard Sections of this capsule, enters this capsule (the degree of depth) so that limit this bonding part, and prevents that the second surface distortion of capsule is excessive when can the pressure in capsule increasing.This also allows high shear force fluid (shear forcefluid) to discharge, and does not flow but can not hinder fluid.
Usually, the cross section of this cheese part is greater than the cross section of this cylindrical composition surface part.Preferably, the cross section on the composition surface of this plunger is equal to or slightly greater than the cross section of the open area of this capsule substantially, so that form close fit (snug fit) between this plunger and this capsule open area.
When impelling diluted fluid to enter capsule, by capsule bottom wall being expanded and pass this outlet by the composition surface that forces plunger and carry out close fit, and the tight interaction of discharging by the permission high shear force fluid between this dome supporting member and the capsule bottom forms this throttle structure.When diluted fluid enters this capsule and during when the outlet close fit of the throttle structure that is provided by this plunger and this capsule, narrowing down of passage of beverage delayed the extraction of beverage, so the operating pressure in the capsule increases.Be pierced in this open area and beverage began before flowing in the exit of capsule, pressure increases at least 2 crust at least 5 seconds, preferably increase at least 5 crust or higher.
The outlet of capsule can comprise the geosutures of cutting in advance, helping opening, and is forced other parts or the fritter that prevents to tear this capsule when opening by plunger at capsule.When water entered capsule, the pressure of increase expanded the diapire of capsule downwards, simultaneously this outlet was pressed against on this fastener, and this fastener punctures the outlet of this capsule at last according to the zone that is limited by this pre-tangent line.
Can in the composition surface of this plunger and/or in the supporting member and/or on the section port of the capsule that contacts with this composition surface restriction be set, so that the beverage of controlling by this composition surface discharges, forms extra shearing and impels foam to form.These restrictions can be passage, fold etc.As required, the cross-sectional area of the passage in the dome can be identical, perhaps can increase gradually.
The surface of this supporting member comprises the passage of at least one 0.01-1 square millimeter.This supporting member allows fluid to flow out with high shear force, but can the overslaugh fluid flow.This supporting member can have for example rough surface of grain surface, and this surface can form at random tiny fluid flow channels so that beverage passes through with the bottom of capsule.
Plunger can be connected with controlling organization, at enough level-at least 2 crust-keep time enough-at least 5 second down so that soluble products and diluted fluid suitably mix with after forming beverage, this controlling organization takes out plunger from outlet to pressure in capsule.As mentioned above, before this controlling organization took out plunger, pressure kept for 5 seconds under at least 2 crust.When controlling organization took out plunger from exporting, the beverage that forms by mixing soluble products and diluted fluid can flow out from this capsule fully by this outlet.
On the other hand, the present invention relates to a kind of aforementioned means of using utilizes soluble products to prepare the method for fizzy beverage.
Referring to figs. 1 through 3, the present invention illustrates a kind of being used for from the disposable capsule 102 preparation liquid foods device 101 of beverage etc. for example.
In this embodiment, capsule 102 is the closed capsules that comprise dry food 103, and this dry food is preferably can for example hot water, milk etc. dissolves material with formation foam, many bubble drinks by adding diluted fluid.Suitable foam, many bubble drinks for creamy coffee for example, have Cappuccino, take iron or cocoa (cocoa) based on the foam head of milk.In the present embodiment, this capsule is shaped as the conical butt with inverted cup portion 120 and cap 121.Make liquid discharge capsule from this cap, and the top 122 of this inverted cup portion provide the approaching side of capsule.This glass portion 120 preferably has outward extending circumferential antelabium, and the edge of this cap 121 is connected on this antelabium.Can realize the connection at antelabium place by sealing or crimping or the two.According to common purpose of the present invention, the shape of capsule can also be truncated ellipsoid, frusto-spherical or cylindrical, and other suitable shape.
This device comprises and is suitable for capsule 102 is received into cup-shaped holder 110 in the suitable seat portion 111.The bottom of seat portion 111 comprises beverage and foam regulators 112, and this adjuster is suitable for opening capsule 102 to discharge beverage and to be suitable for keeping pressure in the capsule.More particularly, this beverage and foam regulators comprise the fastener of giving prominence to from the bottom surface 114 of seat portion 113.This fastener 113 forms composition surfaces 115, this composition surface 115 will with the pre-cutting that forms by thickness by diapire 121 split open area 123 that line limits closely be sliding engaged to.Preferably, this fastener 113 is shaped as cylindrical with the cross section complementation of opening.When water enters capsule and pressure is increased, require to have the size that can be a snug fit on the waste side zone 123.Fastener 113 contacts with the 20-99% of the total surface of this waste side 121, preferably contacts with the 40-80% of this total surface.
Fig. 1 is illustrated in diluted fluid and enters the capsule 102 operating position, that be placed on extraction element 101 that is arranged in before the capsule.Then fastener 113 is risen to its operating position.But plunger 113 does not enter capsule, and its composition surface remains on outside this open area and near this zone or with this zone and contacts.The shape of the bottom of capsule-described waste side 121 is still substantially flat, and is closed.The waste side of plunger 113 and capsule is closely connected, thereby forms throttle structure.
Fig. 2 illustrates the capsule in the second stage of this process, and this moment, diluted fluid began to enter capsule.Then, diapire waste side 121 distortion downwards owing to the effect of the pressure that increases in the capsule.It is because water is filled this capsule that pressure increases, also owing to be used in the throttle structure that the path of beverage outlet narrows down.The further increase of pressure is pressed against on the fastener 113 waste side 121.Pressure continues to increase at least 2 crust at least 5 seconds.In this step, pressure can increase to 5 crust or bigger.At last, because the waste side 121 of capsule is pressed against pressure on this fastener, fastener 113 punctures capsule according to pre-cutting opening zone 124.Beverage is still delayed by this throttle structure, but begins to flow through the narrow passage between the border of the composition surface of plunger 113 and open area shown in the arrow 130.
Fig. 3 is illustrated in the capsule in phase III of this process.Pressure in capsule 102 has kept for example at least 2 crust and keep time enough for example after at least 5 seconds of enough height, and controllable actuating device takes out plunger 113 and is put into the spare space from capsule, so that all soluble powder dissolvings and suitably mixing.Then, beverage freely flows through the open area of big opening.In this step, can make water continue to flow into capsule to obtain rarer beverage, perhaps can stop current to obtain denseer beverage.
The bottom 140 that Fig. 4 illustrates fastener 113 is the embodiment of dome 140 shapes.The diapire 121 of dome 140 supporting capsules 102, and allow fluid to flow out with higher shearing force, do not flow but can not hinder fluid, thereby constitute throttle structure.
Fig. 5 is illustrated in the surface of the dome 140 that contacts with the Outboard Sections of capsule bottom during the beverage preparation, and it comprises the passage 150 of two one.And this dome comprises the passage of at least one 0.01-1 square millimeter.Dome also can have for example rough surface of grain surface, and this surface can form tiny fluid flow channels at random with the bottom of capsule, so that the beverage flow mistake.
Fig. 6 is illustrated in the surface of the dome 140 that contacts with the Outboard Sections of capsule bottom during the beverage preparation, and it has the passage 150 of three one.
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Below, use is had the beverage that existing system prepares like the beverage of apparatus of the present invention preparations of cheese supporting member of the passage that comprises three one and the system class described in use and the WO 02076270 and compare.Carried out the several times test in two kinds of beverage Cappuccinos and the concentrated coffee each.Cappuccino uses the cup of 120ml, and concentrated coffee uses the cup of 60ml.Measure volume of foam, and with the cumulative volume of volume of foam divided by beverage, to obtain the foam ratio in the goblet.
Provided the summary of result of the test in the table 1.
Table 1
| Type of beverage | Existing system | The present invention | Foam increases % Vs. existing system of the present invention |
| Cappuccino volume 120ml | The 13-14% foam | The 19-20% foam | +30-+50％ |
| Concentrated coffee volume 60ml | The 14-15% foam | The 24-26% foam | +70-+80％ |
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1. one kind is used to utilize soluble products to prepare the device of fizzy beverage, and this device comprises:
Gathering-device with the seat portion that is arranged to admit the disposable capsule that comprises soluble products, this capsule comprise at least one inlet that is used to be introduced into the diluted fluid of capsule, at least one is used to carry the outlet and the diapire of the beverage that forms by this soluble products of abundant mixing and this diluted fluid; And
By operationally acting on the throttle structure that the composition surface of the plunger that links to each other provides with the outlet of this capsule;
Wherein, before diluted fluid enters capsule, the composition surface of this plunger is positioned at and is arranged on the outside of capsule, and the expansion by capsule bottom wall when impelling diluted fluid to enter this capsule and pass this outlet by the composition surface that forces plunger and carry out close fit and form this throttle structure, thereby make the length in the introducing capsule of plunger be limited to the finite displacement that this diapire produces owing to the distortion under the pressure.
2. the device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this plunger is not more than 3mm by the plungers length that this outlet extends in this capsule.
3. the device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this plunger is 2mm from the maximum length that this capsule bottom wall extends into this capsule.
4. the device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this diapire is made by rigidity or semi-rigid plastic material.
5. device according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, this plunger is connected on the controlling organization, and the pressure of this controlling organization in capsule has been kept time enough and taken out this plunger so that soluble products and diluted fluid suitably mix after forming beverage.
6. the device according to claim 5 is characterized in that, the pressure of at least 2 crust of this controlling organization in capsule is operated after keeping for 5 seconds at least.
7. the device according to claim 2 is characterized in that, this device also comprises from this outlet taking-up plunger so that the controlling organization that the beverage that forms by mixing soluble products and diluted fluid flows out from this capsule fully by this outlet.
8. the device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, locate by contacting with a supporting member on the composition surface that enters capsule, and this supporting member has the surface of its cross section greater than this outlet, and this moment, this supporting member was positioned on the capsule bottom wall.
9. a device according to Claim 8 is characterized in that, the surface of this supporting member be shaped as cheese, discharge to allow high shear force fluid, do not hinder fluid simultaneously and flow.
10. the device according to claim 9 is characterized in that, this cheese comprises the passage of at least one 0.01-1 square millimeter.
11. a device according to Claim 8 is characterized in that this cheese has grain surface or rough surface, beverage is formed on the bottom of this surface and capsule can be by its flow channel at random that flows.
12. the device according to claim 1 is characterized in that the cross section on the composition surface of this plunger is equal to or greater than the cross section of outlet at least, so that form interference engagement between this outlet and this plunger.
13. the device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this gathering-device also comprises a device that is used for being housed in the capsule a portion in, and this supporting arrangement is arranged in diluted fluid and enters the outside that composition surface that capsule keeps plunger before is positioned at outlet.
14. the device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, the composition surface of this plunger has identical in fact cross section profile with this outlet.
15. the device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, the composition surface of this plunger is cylindrical substantially.
16. one kind is used to utilize the soluble products preparation that is contained in the disposable capsule to have the method for the fizzy beverage of butyraceous or stable foam head, wherein, this capsule is contained in the seat portion of a gathering-device; Be transported to capsule in via inlet diluted fluid and force this diluted fluid by throttle structure, this throttle structure is to obtain by the outlet that forces plunger to pass this capsule; Wherein, under the pressure of the diluted fluid that enters capsule, realize this throttle structure, therefore, because the soluble products under solid-state and less or less being compacted of interaction of plunger, so the dissolving of soluble products in diluted fluid improves.
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